European History
Greece Reopens the Palace Where Alexander the Great Was Crowned
The 2,300-year-old Palace of Aigai—the largest building in classical Greece—had been under renovation for 16 years
Officials Reverse Plans to Remove William Penn Statue From a Philadelphia Park
The National Park Service had proposed replacing the statue with public resources showcasing the city's Native American history
Building Used by Marie Curie Saved From Demolition
Cultural heritage supporters are hoping to see the facility listed as a protected site
While Hiding From the Nazis in an Attic, a Jewish Man Created 95 Issues of a Satirical Magazine
An exhibition of Curt Bloch's little-known wartime publications is going on display in Berlin
The Real History Behind 'The Zone of Interest' and Rudolf Höss
Jonathan Glazer's new film uses the Auschwitz commandant and his family as a vehicle for examining humans' capacity for evil
You Can Soon Take a Private Tour of the Acropolis—For a Steep Price
Scheduled to begin April 1, the off-hours visits will cost €5,000 ($5,500) per group
1,300-Year-Old Ship Burial Unearthed in Norway
The custom of burying people in their ships was believed to help provide safe passage to the afterlife
117 Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2023
The year's most exciting discoveries included a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, a hidden medieval crypt and a gold-covered mummy
Donations Help Save Bologna's 12th-Century Leaning Tower
Officials recently shut down the area around the increasingly delicate structure
103-Year-Old Artificial Christmas Tree Sells for Over $4,000
The tree was originally purchased for 8-year-old Dorothy Grant in 1920
Notre-Dame Gets New Spire and Golden Rooster
The return of these two distinctive features marks a poignant milestone in the cathedral's reconstruction
Italian Opera Singing Is Now Protected by the U.N.
UNESCO announced 55 new additions to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage
This Device Might Be England's Oldest Dated Scientific Instrument
The 712-year-old artifact is a horary quadrant, a medieval tool used to tell time based on the position of the sun
A New Encyclopedia Explores Europe's Smelly History
Odeuropa is an online database of scents from 16th- to early 20th-century Europe culled from historical literature and art
'Bone Biographies' Reconstruct Lives of Medieval Cambridge Commoners
Researchers have used skeletal remains to compile information about the lives of ordinary residents of the city
Banksy's Brexit Mural in Dover Has Been Demolished
Contractors are working to determine whether restoration of the piece's remains is possible
Ukraine Planned an Ambitious Memorial at the Site of a Holocaust Massacre. Then War Came to Kyiv
The Nazis and Soviets sought to erase the mass killing of 33,000 Jews at Babyn Yar, but a new effort seeks to remember the dead even as Russia attacks
Princess Diana's Engagement Portrait Blouse Is for Sale
Diana wore the garment for a portrait that officially announced her engagement in 1981
This 3,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Found in Spain Is Upending Ideas About Ancient Gender Roles
The newly discovered stela depicts a figure with a headdress, a necklace, swords and male genitalia
The Real History Behind Empress Joséphine in Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon'
A new Hollywood epic traces Napoleon Bonaparte's rise and fall through his checkered relationship with his first wife
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